Chapter 494: Puppet

After everyone dispersed, only the Su Family and the Bai family remained in the Liuyun Peak great hall. Although the two families had not merged, many things were not divided between you and me. Especially some Bai family disciples who joined the Su Family, the relationship between the two sides went a step further. For these Bai family disciples, the Su Family had never had any discrimination or hostility, and treated them all equally.

And these Bai family disciples, after joining the Su Family, found that the Su Family's benefits were simply too good.

Because the Su Family had cultivated quite a few alchemists over these years. Although there were no second-tier ones for the time being, there were two first-tier high-grade alchemists.

The Su Family had long since reformed. If they wanted to exchange for Foundation Establishment Pills, they either relied on the family's merit or relied on spirit stones.

Family merit only needed ten thousand points, while spirit stones were fifteen thousand.

Family merit required completing various tasks arranged by the family, among which alchemy and artifact refining were also considered family tasks.

So those alchemists and artifact refiners in the family were frantically refining pills and artifacts. Materials were not lacking, especially since they had obtained the Liuyun Mountain Range recently, and those rogue cultivators had collected a large amount of spirit herbs, most of which fell into the hands of the Su Family.

With sufficient spirit herbs, the family's alchemists were also frantically refining pills, and naturally, there were more and more spirit pills in the family treasury.

These first-tier mid-to-high-grade spirit pills also became benefits issued by the family, and even many family disciples would rather have spirit pills than spirit stones.

After all, the spirit pills issued by the family were always ten percent cheaper than those outside.

So those Bai family disciples who joined the Su Family were very satisfied now. Even if their spirit root talent was a bit worse, they had these abundant resources.

They were quite active in completing the tasks arranged by the family, and even if it was to help mortals build villages and establish towns, they were also quite active.

There was no way; the family gave too much. They themselves had poor spirit roots and were pulled from the Bai family to the Su Family. They also understood that if they did not work hard, I fear they would not even be able to stay in the Su Family.

It was precisely because of them that the Su Family disciples also became more active, achieving the effect of a catfish.

This also made the Su Family high-level even happier.

Because of the Su Family's catfish effect, other immortal cultivation families and rogue cultivators also began to roll.

So the Liuyun Mountain Range developed extremely rapidly.

"Liuyun Mountain is now on the right track. In a few days, I will leave Zheng Guo and go to the Nanli State."

Su Fan looked at the high-level members of the Su and Bai families and did not waste words, directly saying this. These days, he had always been holding the fort on Liuyun Peak, all for waiting for the arrival of the fourth-tier demon beast.

Now that the fourth-tier demon beast had been beaten back by him and was not lightly injured, it certainly would not dare to come easily in a short time, and the Liuyun Mountain Range was temporarily safe.

"For Liuyun Mountain, you will have to worry more. However, regarding safety, don't worry. The Yunyang Sect has also arranged a fourth-tier array there, and with several Purple Mansion cultivators holding the fort, even if a fourth-tier demon beast comes, it will be very difficult to break that array."

"Rest assured and go. We are here for Liuyun Mountain."

Su Wanjun nodded upon hearing this. He also knew why Su Fan was going to the Nanli State, because the auxiliary spirit herbs for refining Foundation Establishment Pills, although the Su Family had collected a portion, they could not collect them all.

After all, the Yunyang Sect and the Taihe lineage also needed to refine Foundation Establishment Pills, and it was impossible for them to abandon themselves to fulfill their Su Family.

These auxiliary spirit herbs, although not as good as that thousand-year Golden Jade Ganoderma, were also very precious for some three-hundred-year-old third-tier spirit herbs.

Otherwise, the Yunyang Sect only needed to secretly hunt third-tier demon beasts to be able to refine Foundation Establishment Pills on a large scale.

It was not easy for the Su Family to compete with the Yunyang Sect and the others for these auxiliary spirit herbs. However, Zheng Guo was not the place, but in other places, such as the markets of the Nanli State or the Wu Guo, these spirit herbs were not considered too precious.

At most, that thousand-year Golden Jade Ganoderma would be a bit troublesome.

But fortunately, Su Fan refining Foundation Establishment Pills did not need thousand-year Golden Jade Ganoderma, but directly used the inner cores of third-tier demon beasts. He had six third-tier inner cores in his hand, enough to refine six batches. With his current alchemy level, refining twenty-three or twenty-four was an easy thing.

So many Foundation Establishment Pills were enough for the Su Family not to lack Foundation Establishment Pills for decades.

In fact, the Su Family's previous six Foundation Establishment Pills were all taken by the older generation, and then three new Foundation Establishment cultivators appeared, with a success rate of fifty percent.

Su Fan's direct great-grandfather also succeeded in Foundation Establishment.

And among those Vein Protecting Pills, there was also a disciple of the Qi generation who succeeded in Foundation Establishment.

It could be considered Su Fan's eighteenth uncle, whose age was not even older than Su Fan, and his spirit root was a fire-wood-earth three-spirit root, succeeding in Foundation Establishment at forty-nine.

It could be said that his success also set a new example for many disciples of the Su Family. Even without Foundation Establishment Pills, one could still succeed in Foundation Establishment.

As for those other cultivators who took Vein Protecting Pills and failed Foundation Establishment, they also saved their lives. After resting for a few years, they could also impact it again.

Of course, Su Fan's eldest disciple, Lin Wei, also succeeded in Foundation Establishment a month ago.

Su Fan did not have too much surprise about his success in Foundation Establishment. After all, the other party's foundation was thick enough.

Plus the Vein Protecting Pill, his heart was more confident, so he broke through to the Foundation Establishment stage in one go.

Now the Su Family's Foundation Establishment cultivators had reached nine, and Purple Mansion two.

The strength could not be underestimated.

Su Fan going to the Nanli State this time, or even the Wu Guo, was also wanting to purchase a large amount of spirit herbs, and then go back to refine Foundation Establishment Pills and Vein Protecting Pills.

Up to this point, he could also rest assured, and then try to go into closed-door cultivation to impact the Golden Core.

Of course, this was also his own secret plan.

"Hmm!"

Su Fan nodded, and then with a wave of his hand, instantly on the great hall, several strange-looking things appeared, some human-shaped, and some demon beast-shaped.

"These are puppets?"

Su Wanjun hesitated and asked upon seeing this.

"Not bad! These are puppets I refined before, a total of six, among which three are human-shaped, and three are beast-shaped."

"They are all second-tier. As long as mid-grade spirit stones are installed, even if controlled by a ninth-layer Qi Refining cultivator, they can exert the strength of the first or second layer of Foundation Establishment."

To refine these puppets, Su Fan had exhausted most of his family wealth.

The materials for puppets were even more precious, and the quantity was also larger, so naturally, the cost was also higher.

Second-tier puppets, even the lowest-class ones, cost a full sixteen thousand.

It was almost enough to purchase a Foundation Establishment Pill.

These six second-tier puppets cost Su Fan over fifty thousand spirit stones. Other remaining portions of materials either came from the demon beasts he hunted or the materials in the hands of those Foundation Establishment cultivators he killed.

But the cost of these added together was nearly one hundred thousand.

If it weren't for him, this Alchemy Master, he really could not afford it. It was no wonder that the puppets sold on the market were so expensive. ===== CHAPTER 495 =====